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Slap bracelet. A slap bracelet (or snap bracelet) is a bracelet invented by Wisconsin teacher Stuart Anders in 1983, sold originally under the brand name of "Slap Wrap". Consisting of layered, flexible stainless steel bistable spring bands sealed within a fabric, silicone, or plastic cover, it can snap around a wrist when slapped on it with ...
Drummer Marc Bell joined The Ramones in 1978. Ronnie James Dio on vocals. The band began as a heavy metal outfit. The band had guitarist Kirk Hammett in its original lineup before he joined Metallica in 1983. Glenn Tipton on vocals and guitar, later joined Judas Priest in 1974.
Sludge metal (also known as sludge doom [1] or simply sludge [2]) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that combines elements of doom metal and hardcore punk. The genre generally includes slow tempos, tuned down guitars and nihilistic lyrics discussing poverty, drug addiction and pollution. The sound of sludge metal has its origins in ...
Skinny Puppy was a Canadian electro-industrial band formed in Vancouver in 1982. The group was among the founders of the industrial rock and electro-industrial genres. Initially envisioned as an experimental side-project by cEvin Key (Kevin Crompton) while he was in the new wave band Images in Vogue, Skinny Puppy evolved into a full-time project with the addition of vocalist Nivek Ogre (Kevin ...
List of doom metal bands. Appearance. hide. This is an alphabetical list of notable doom metal bands as well as bands that play a subgenre or fusion genre of doom metal, such as death-doom or epic doom . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with ...
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats and loudness.
The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
A variety of leather products and leather-working tools. Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, and aquatic animals such as seals and alligators.